Ref Watch City Games - 2023/24

[freshie]

The **** was stood right there and didn't deem that to be worthy of a red card

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

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Is it just me, or do others also see the pink octopus from The Mighty Boosh shouting "This is an outrage!" whenever they see the name Tony Harrington* on the officials list? :)

*(I know that the pink octopus is called Tony Harrison but it doesn't stop me from seeing him)

 

[Dodge]

Weve had this guy a few times and he lets a lot go and does very little to prevent timewasting. Wouldnt be surprised if opposition managers tell their players they can get stuck in and waste time when they see him selected for the game against us.
will be interested to how he refs other games

EVERYTHING is analysed in detail, including the referee.

Does he like to play advantage?
Is he card-happy?
Does he tolerate dissent?
Is he proactive or reactive?
Does he like to let the game flow?
Does he allow a physical contest?
Does he protect keepers?
What's his time-wasting tolerance?
What's his average for additional mins?
How many VAR decisions in each game?
Does he issue cards early?
Does he keep up with play?
How many penalties has he given?

That data will all go into the mixer and teams will play the ref accordingly. Team selection will depend on the ref appointed to any particular game. Tactics will change with the ref.

All teams know they can get away with much more at The Etihad than Clanfield. There's no such thing as a "homer" at City. 50/50 calls are unlikely to go in City's favour. It all adds up to what we see week in week out.

Too "soft" to call corruption, too "soft" to call out conspiracy, too "soft" to shout agenda. A (not so subtle) shift change to stop City's domination. City fans seeing the shit going down, the rest laughing at our protestations, while sat in their comfy chairs, fingering the Sky remote.

Meanwhile, the corporate busom-buddy PL/Sky partnership has its "3 horse race", its "fight for the title", its "Manic Monday/Tumultuous Tuesday/Wankfest Wednesday/Title-deciding Thursday/Fantastic Friday/Superdooper Saturday/Showdown Sunday" and are safe in the knowledge that its next broadcast rights deal will exponentially increase in value ad infinitum.

LEVELLING UP in all its glory.

We're being shafted Blues and there's none so blind as those who will not see.

 

[freshie]

Anybody has the video of that late penalty shout? People are saying we handled the ball first.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yesterday's were not 50/50. Stoppage time and Walker penalties were at worst 75/25; Caicedo's stamp (and subsequent numerous fouls when on yellow) should have been stonewall. And 4 mins of stoppage time after 10 against Everton? You are clearly set on being a contrarion for the sake of it.

The stoppage time one wasn’t seen by the ref and VAR didn’t think it was a clear and obvious error, which can be debated.

The Walker one was a foul the other way.

Everton had lots of injury stoppages on top of Pickford wasting time, hence more time was added on.

I don’t agree with you, therefore I’m being contrarian. Your opinion. Not correct, but you’re allowed it.

 

[bluenova]

I found it almost amusing that there was detailed discussion of the handball - whether it was intentional, whether he moved his hand towards the ball etc.

And that very same hand had was grabbing Dias's shirt and was pulling him to the floor throughout.

It's like some kind of selective blindness.

 

[Blue Mist]

Meanwhile slabhead and casameiro could and should have been double yellow carded just got subbed at half time

That, compared to the lack of action against Chelsea players shows the bias/corruption.
Some dim bastard from the bbc said about Casimero it was because the 2 fouls were too close together, that's why he didn't get a second yellow. Corruption in plain sight.

 

[freshie]

Should bring in a new rule that any goalie who take longer that 10 seconds to kick the ball they'll be an extra 1 minute added

Not sure you've thought this through. What happens if a team is losing and their goalkeeper wastes time with the goal kicks so that more time is added on, giving them a better chance to get an equaliser?

 

[hello]

The whole thing booking a goalkeeper is pointless in the first or last minute ,when have you ever seen a goalkeeper sent off for 2 yellows time wasting?? The only punishment is for the ref to make it perfectly clear he's adding the time on.

Which clearly wasn’t done.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Clear and obvious, simple as that.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

That, compared to the lack of action against Chelsea players shows the bias/corruption.
Some dim bastard from the bbc said about Casimero it was because the 2 fouls were too close together, that's why he didn't get a second yellow. Corruption in plain sight.

The media are complicit i whater the fuck the PiGMOL/PL are serving up.

I've said as much on another thread, but I'm almost certain that toeing the PL party line is a condition of being able to show live matches and highlights.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

The media are complicit i whater the fuck the PiGMOL/PL are serving up.

I've said as much on another thread, but I'm almost certain that toeing the PL party line is a condition of being able to show live matches and highlights.

I’m of the opposite opinion, that it’s the broadcasters who have the say. After all, it’s them that pay the big bucks.

Why else but only them have a direct feed to the background machinations of the PL

 

[TinFoilHat]

I’m of the opposite opinion, that it’s the broadcasters who have the say. After all, it’s them that pay the big bucks.

Why else but only them have a direct feed to the background machinations of the PL

I've joked about that for years.

Producer in refs ear..."This is a bit boring. Send someone off."

:D

 

[city2]

We just have to face up to getting fucked over on decisions on the pitch because they want the scousers and Klopp to win it, how else can you explain the decisions.

 

[lasereyes]

The stoppage time one wasn’t seen by the ref and VAR didn’t think it was a clear and obvious error, which can be debated.

The Walker one was a foul the other way.

Everton had lots of injury stoppages on top of Pickford wasting time, hence more time was added on.

I don’t agree with you, therefore I’m being contrarian. Your opinion. Not correct, but you’re allowed it.

Sorry bud these are flat earth arguments.
Stoppage time - Ref is looking directly at the incident.
Walker: clearly kicked by Sterling
Doku stamped on by Caicedo: ref a few yards away looking directly at it again. And after that, he had a boatload more fouls.
Everton injury time: in no world was there 6 mins more stoppages than Sat. Plus how can/why should Everton benefit from Pickford's time wasting?

 

[Bluesince1979]

Maybe - but I don't think it's a penalty.

Imagine Walker as the defender, and Sterling the attacker. You'd 100% expect a foul against Walker.

Walker is slightly behind Sterling, he's the one further from the ball, stretches, isn't close to getting a touch on the ball, and trips Sterling.

I agree , ref got that one right

 

[city saint]

I agree , ref got that one right

but had it been dippers or the rags what would the ref do.and var not clear and obvious with neville doing his ooooo theres contact

 

[Bluesince1979]

but had it been dippers or the rags what would the ref do.and var not clear and obvious with neville doing his ooooo theres contact

I dont disagree with you, but i think walker initiated the contact and caught sterlings legs but yes, all we want is a level playing field.

The dias one though… it should have been given for any 3 of the fouls, the elbow, the hand ball or the shirt pull.
The handball could be argued about but If the shirt pull wasnt clear n obvious im not sure what is.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I dont disagree with you, but i think walker initiated the contact and caught sterlings legs but yes, all we want is a level playing field.

The dias one though… it should have been given for any 3 of the fouls, the elbow, the hand ball or the shirt pull.
The handball could be argued about but If the shirt pull wasnt clear n obvious im not sure what is.

You watch the rules get tightened up next weekend and we'll get a penalty awarded against us for far less. That usually how these things pan out.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I’m of the opposite opinion, that it’s the broadcasters who have the say. After all, it’s them that pay the big bucks.

Why else but only them have a direct feed to the background machinations of the PL

With Sky, perhaps that is the case, but the BBC (and others) are a different matter entirely. They shy away from contentious incidents every fcuking week in their highlights packages. GAME CHANGING incidents that just 'never happened'. It's almost inexplicable unless you consider it's a deliberate effort to control the narrative.